Competences

Leiden University focuses on four leadership competences. We believe that connecting with both yourself and others is essential for good teamwork, taking responsibility and pushing boundaries.

Four leadership competences 

1. Connection

   Consciously approaching others in an open, respectful way, recognising, and valuing our differences and acting in the interest of others and of the organisation.

2. Working together

   Working to achieve a shared objective and taking advantage of a range of different experiences and perspectives to move forward together.

3. Taking responsibility

   Setting clear expectations and objectives for yourself and others, so you can work decisively and with confidence, balance and focus to achieve results.

4. Moving boundaries

   Learning to look beyond your own limits, adapt to change and contribute to improvement and innovation with a vision for the future.

Four leadership roles

As a supervisor, you often need to switch between different leadership roles. This begins with leading yourself for everyone. Your leadership role will expand in different ways, depending on who you are leading.

1. Yourself

   You take leadership in your own development and performance.

2. Others

   You lead a small number of people, whether formally or informally.

3. A team

   You lead a team or group..

4. The organisation

   You lead the organisation, a faculty, or a unit.